Where does “ablästern” come from?

ablästern (German) comes from German ab-, from German AB, from Middle High German ab, from Old High German ab, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.

ablästern (German): to gossip, usually in a disdainful way; to bitch about; to speak ill of someone behind their back

Definitions

  1. to gossip, usually in a disdainful way; to bitch about; to speak ill of someone behind their back

Ancestry of “ablästern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanab-Separable verb prefix that indicates removal or...
2GermanABAbbreviation of Anrufbeantworter; Abbreviation of...
3Middle High Germanab
4Old High Germanabof
5Proto-Germanic*ab
6Proto-Indo-Europeanapó
Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó
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